Circular Saw Basics: EASIEST CROSSCUTS!! (6 TIPS For Fastest, Easiest Circular Saw Crosscuts!)
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One of the most common types of cuts you'll have to make with a circular saw is the CROSSCUT. This short video from The Honest Carpenter will show you how to make the fastest, easiest crosscuts possible with the circular saw, and very simple tools and techniques!
Circular Saw Basics: EASIEST CROSSCUTS!! (6 Tips For Fastest, Easiest Circular Saw Crosscuts!)
Circular saws intimidate new DIYers because they're a FREEHAND TOOL, meaning that they have no system of guides built in to keep them on track.
To make very accurate circular saw crosscuts, I believe that you need a guide that is easy to use, and always at hand.
I prefer to use the common SPEED SQUARE.
By holding the speed square against the edge of a board, you can use it as a guide for the edge of the sole plate of your circular saw.
I like to keep the bar of the speed square along the edge of the board nearest to me--though some people hang the bar from the far edge.
It's often a good idea to clamp your speed square before making your circular saw cut. Just be sure that the clamp is not in the way of the circular saw body.
You can also use the speed square to make ANGLED CUTS with the circular saw!
Just pivot the speed square at the corner until the correct angle number is aligned with the edge of the board. Then, use the edge of the speed square like normal as a guide for the edge of the circular saw sole plate.
It's a good idea to clamp down your board as well to prevent movement or wandering.
Just remember: CIRCULAR SAWS ARE DANGEROUS!
This video is just a source of information. It's up to you to use tools safely! Follow all safety instructions in your manual, and be sure to seek help or guidance from a professional if you need it. Never make a cut if you feel that it's unsafe to do so!
Thanks for watching!
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I taught middle school woodshop for 40 years. I really appreciate your efforts to give good safe instruction to the next generation. Apprentice training served this function in the old days. Due to the lack of shop classes in schools today, it is up to UA-cam and other online sources to pass on needed skills to the next generation. Thanks again!
Thank you, George! I took middle school shop myself back in the 90s. 😁 I appreciate all your instruction time!
As a father of three pushing 40, I wish that I paid attention more back in shop class. I have skills but they aren't necessarily transferable to home life and I find being able to do basic carpentry among other skills trades invaluable.
I desperately wanted to take shop in the early ‘90s. Was not allowed to because I’m female.
Hell, if I was a shop teacher (history/ELA instead), I would show these videos in class prior to any hands on.
Appreciate these videos too. I took woodshop in high school but I couldn’t pass the 100 answer safety test perfectly and ended up working in carpentry and framing I definitely needed to be taught by actually seeing it and being told safety tips in action not just memorizing for a test.
These videos are great. Being a novice to carpentry this type of video is so useful. Nice and clear explanation to. Looking forward to the next one.
I’m new to your channel and I really enjoy it. Avoiding pointless intro’s and getting straight to the point is great! Keep up the great content, thanks.
Please don't stop making these videos. I learn more from you than from any program on youtube. I often reference your videos when I wanna share experience. So keep up the good work! Thank you!
I have always been more nervous with table saws VS circular saws!
Dude, I so appreciate this video. I’m 35 and am just starting up with DIY work and while automotive is something I’m very confident with, I’m absolutely beginner-level with any kind of woodworking or home improvement. To learn in clear, easy to understand, safety-focused lessons like this is an absolute godsend. Very much appreciated, my friend.
Great Tips! Growing up in an era when girls did not take shop, and as an adult, needing to use power tools for various projects, one of your later tips has been something I have utilized until I was comfortable with power saws, especially circular and table saws .... don't do it alone! Another great tip: watch youtube channels such as yours! Thanks for your help!!
These subtle tips are the type which a father carpenter may have taught his son at a young age, but are completely foreign to those who are not exposed. Thanks for providing this knowledge for all to see. I'd love to see more content like this.
I had never even seen a speed square before starting to watch these woodworking videos a couple of years ago. My dad did a lot of diy, but never had one.
After getting one myself, I use it all the time.
Ethan, as always, I find your videos just so straightforward and easy to get. It gives me a lot of confidence to explore and figure out my methods. A great teacher, and I'm grateful. Thank you again!
As a pro myself(retired), I've seen DIY guys seemingly trying to kill themselves w/ Skil saws. Good to see instruction is available for them. Great channel.
Thank you, Rob! 😄
Luckily, they're as bad at that as they are at using a saw.
Just got my first circular saw. Really appreciate the clear guidance given in this video and in your 11 mistakes video. Thank you for (hopefully) helping me stay safe!
1 item novices need to know: let the side with the off cut hang free to avoid pinching the blade. There’s a temptation to make your cut with support from other boards or saw horses on both sides of the cut, but that will lead to pinching the blade and the saw will try to back up on you. The other method is to fully support the workpiece with a sacrificial board or piece of foam or whatever (this works well when breaking down plywood and you intend to use both sides of the cut).
If cutting between saw horses, you must apply vertical force by the hand you are holding wood with to your work piece so that it feels almost like it if floating on the horse to your right. Otherwise like terobbO said it will pinch the blade and kick back on you.
Yea I was watching a video
I do electrical work but have used these tricks several times when cutting wood as a backing for drywall when patching. Thanks for sharing again!
I've been cross cutting boards for nearly 50 years and I've never used a speed square. My first ones are arriving tomorrow and your input on how to use them is simple, clear, and builds my confidence. Thank you!!
For a long time this is all I used a speed square for. Last fall I built a roof addition over my deck and was having a hard time figuring out how to cut the angles on the dormer. A buddy showed me how, using a speed square and it blew me away. Such a great tool.
This is the style of instruction that I like best. Short, clear, straight to the point and informative. Great video!
I appreciate your down-to-Earth way of presenting information. You give us just the information we want, and are really good at illustrating what you are discussing. Between you and Project Farm, I'm getting better and better.
Thank you, Frederic! I appreciate the positive feedback 😄
Hi Ethan. As a young 79yr old ex engineering toolmaker who has just purchased their first circular saw, your videos are proving really invaluable to me as I am learning by doing basic woodworking ventures/exercises with the circular saw prior to trying more accurate projects later on. Example bird boxes, nothing spectacular or very accurate but they are giving me a big learning curve by using your methods on both safety and accuracy. So, thank you very much for taking the time to make these videos because I for one appreciate them very much Brilliant. Saddleworth in the U.K.
Thanks for sharing all the knowledge! Between you and a few other channels, I've learned enough to take my logging/forestry skills and transition well into fencing and other basic carpentry. Simple techniques applied to broad skill sets save time, effort, and funds. You're a hero amongst the motivated few of the young generation.
...been makin' sawdust for near 40yrs. Vids like this refresh and remind. Never hurts to hear someone tell you how to work safely in an environment fraught with so many built-in ways to draw blood. I look at my hands every time I enter my shop. I count my fingers. My goal in this is to leave the shop with as many fingers intact as I entered with.
You have a refreshingly crisp way of delivery. Not a lot of spurious emission, just good info. Well done!
Great tips - including the important safety tips, particularly for those new to a circular saw. It's now a few years since I started out in DIY carpentry but I still always take my time and treat the circular saw with as much respect ("fear" is good!) as I did the first time I ever used one.
Just one thing with the video is at the end with the unclamped repeat cuts. I know people will do this, particularly once experienced, but I still clamp EVERY time. Getting lazy with a circular saw is how you get hurt with a circular saw.
Awesome video. I've worked in carpentry before, so I already knew this tip. BUT, I would say this is one of the most useful methods I've learned. I use my speed square for almost all my circular saw cross cuts.
Definitely would love more like this. I happened to already know this one (not too say I've mastered it) but this is exactly the type of thing that I want to improve. Part efficiency, part accuracy, without sacrificing safety.
Superb and much appreciated- no hyperbole or silliness - just good sense advice. More please- and a big thank you.
It's amazing to me that guys give away the years worth of knowledge through experience for free. There is no way I am giving that information for my field to anyone who is not worthy.
You can cut all the boards you'd need to build a deck or fence with a speedsquare and a skilsaw. Crucial knowledge, good share,
Very true.
Simple tool kits keep it simple.
As a tyro teen I built several hundred yards of various farm fences with little more than two eyes and a 26" bladed table saw (yep that number is correct!)
I’ve been woodworking off and on since I was a kid, and only earlier this year I started doing this. This video is great tho, I knew a lot of the tips but definitely learned some new ones that will be really helpful. Almost lost a finger to a circular saw earlier this year so I’m all about safety now
Great video, thanks for sharing. I liked the way you showed everything that is needed to do the cuts correctly and safety. To be honest I especially liked the written instructions that you posted on the more info section to make it easier to perform all the instructions from the video. I’ve never seen anyone do that before and I think it’s great. Quite often I have to reply the video to confirm I’m fallowing all the steps, pain in the ass. With the addition of a written follow up instructions to your video, it makes it so much easier to follow your instructions correctly 👍. Thanks again
Great video, I really like how you break it down. Small segments to explain one large one. The clamps are great advice for a pro and beginner alike.
Just bought a circular saw today! But have been binge watching all sorts of tutorials for a while now. This was super helpful and informative. Looking forward to future videos. Thank you
Thank you Kelly! Be sure to check out my “11 Circular Saw Mistakes” video-it’s probably my most important one. Work safe!
@@TheHonestCarpenter thanks for the link! I watched the video and it was great. There should be a QR code on every circular saw box, linking back to your video
Thank you for all your wonderful videos. Simple, informative and important!! You succeed to cover a lot of tips in very short time It is like a poem!! Joel from Israel.
Videos like this are always helpful. They are good for novices to get started and a good reminder/refresher for more experienced wood workers. I look forward to seeing more of these from you.
That's the saw I have. 8 years so far. Definitely recommend. I'd get a worm drive if I could do it again, but it's what I've got and I like it just fine 🙂
I own a worm drive and most likely always will, but if I ever decide I want a sidewinder it will be a Makita, they run really well and are fairly quite.
Speed squares are one of my favourite tools in my bag. So many uses!
Love these videos
Especially for a beginner like myself, in my 40s I often feel intimated.by power tools, bit definitely want to learn how to do some easy carpentry work.
Please keep up these great videos for us Newbies...👍🏾🪚🔨
Thanks, watching the tutorials gives me the opportunity to see how the tools should operate, sound and suppose to feel. I had Mitter, table and circular. I purchased this tools used, just incase I ruined didn't invest a lot of money. I appreciate the tips, hacks, I always think some projects are easy, its until I start the project that isn't so easy. At the same it can be overwhelming. thanks for giving me a boost of confidence.
Always great to get back to the basics. Thank you and look forward to more of these.
Love your videos! I enjoy woodworking and am blessed with a lot of power tools that I’m only a novice at using. Your instructions are extremely helpful!
Thank you for a well-demonstrated and detailed how-to guide for novices. I have a little experience, but these techniques and tips will improve how I work immensely. Please keep them coming!
Thank you, bayagul!
I'm not a carpenter, only playing with the idea that it works like I'm drawn to it as a hobby, and I find your way to explain things very pedagogical. Right to the point and easy for anyone to understand. Thanks! 👍😎
These are great reminders about basic safety when using a circular saw and speed square. Respect the power of the tool.
I am first time DIY doing a deck. I learned a lot about doing rip and cross cuts for my composite boards. Excellent Tutorial .
I recently bought a circular saw as a diy and been following your channel
Thank you so much.
Really terrific videos - very practical and plain-spoken while covering the subject thoroughly and efficiently. Thanks for the excellent instruction!!
I am a professional handyman and keep coming to your site for tips, shortcuts, better ways to do things and safety. The first construction crew of 8 guys I worked with...2 had lost an eye, one had lost a finger and another had cut into his own thigh with a circular saw! Great site...well done!
Just bought my first circulaw saw and I love it!
Thanks for these videos, they’ve given me the confidence to tack;e some projects I would have never otherwise attempted
Yes helpful for a new woodworker, you explain these well. Thank you I am learning.
I’m an experienced DIYer but I really like these videos. Keep them coming.
Just starting out with a circular saw. The tips are extremely informative will go a long way in keeping limbs safe. Thanks.
I’m an occasional DIYer from the UK. I’ve just bought a Circular saw for some garden projects. I spent two weeks staring at the saw too nervous to start. Then I watched your 11 tips for beginners. Thank you for an amazing video! Armed with that Information I got started and have got through the first few uses with no nasty surprises. Good advice, well delivered, a real confidence builder. I’m already looking for more things to do. Thanks again.
That’s great to hear, Dave! Stay safe and thanks for watching 😄
Thanks for sharing mate. Great Vid as always. So glad I purchased a speed square before I started my apprenticeship. Gets used in this matter the majority of the time. Keeps them cuts straight.
This is EXACTLY what I needed right now!! Thank you, looking forward to the next videos and am going back to watch the other related ones. 👍
Awesome video. Thanks for all your work in teaching.
Great video!
Please keep doing what you are doing, it helps all us DIY people learn how to use our tools properly and safely!
Thank you! I always enjoy watching and learning from your videos. You do a superb job of explaining things in a way that even the novice (like me) can understand. Bravo!
Really helpful… clear and precise demonstration… thank you
Thank you. These novice videos are very much appreciated!
Very helpful.
Please keep them coming.
Thanks for your tips! Nice video.
Very well done with tips for all DIY projects, thanks.
Very helpful video, thanks😀
This series of videos really hits home with useful content that are well explained and demonstrated. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience and talent with us. Cheers.
I’ve had one go with my circular saw after watching the 11 pointer video. Found this one really useful too.
Thank you.
Great information. Thanks! Glad that I watched this video.
Yes I like the videos that cover small areas of carpentry. You’re a great instructor and explain procedures very well
Thank you for explaining how to use my new circle saw!! You did a very good job I wish you will continue doing this! Greetings from the Netherlands; a small country with 17 million inhabitants and 17 million bicycles.....
As always great information and safety tips too. Another excellent video. Thank you.
Love love love how your videos help us newbies learn helpful and SAFE techniques! I have a suggestion for a video; what is the best place to mount a vise on a workbench? Or is there such a thing? What factors should I consider before drilling those holes to mount it? Thank you and keep the great videos coming!
Awesome Videos. Keep up the Great Work. Thanks for all the Great Tips
You and Leah at SeeJaneDrill are THE BEST UA-cam instructors in this area. Thanks for all the uploads you have already, and the ones you keep making!
I bought a speed square on your recommendation - really useful addition to my toolbox and now I have something else I can use it for. Thank you
Thank you, John! I hope it continues to come in handy-work safe! 🙂
I’m a apprentice union carpenter and this tip was just shown to me in my last class (exterior siding). You may get some flack for it since it takes a little more time to set up, but not by much if your marking the line out all in all. Really handy when you have to be dead on
Ethan your videos are easy to understand and provide great advice. My gf - who knows much more about tools and carpentry than I do - and I are both fans. Thanks!
Great video, I always enjoy and learn from them. Thanks for sharing.
As usual great tips! Your channel has made me so much more confident and educated and as a result so much more productive. Thank you!
Thank you, Wesley! Work safe 🙂
Very helpful. Appreciate all your tips.
Thank you for that. A very pertinent video for me! Over the last week I have bought circular saw, a Swanson speed square (and a Kreg RipCut for wider sections as I want straight cuts but I am definitely not a carpenter). I was just using the speed square yesterday and it is incredibly useful. I've also watched your 11 mistakes video and I'm sure it will help me keep my fingers attached!
Great channel!
Very helpful for me as I'm a newbie. Was nervous as I didn't think I could follow you, but I did. I like making unique boxes and step stools, and plane stools to hand out free. This was valuable information to me, thanks.
Fantastic presentation!
Simple and to the point!
I appreciate you taking your time and sharing!
Your friend,
Barry
Hello again The Honest Carpenter
Thank you for another Great Video. I do not use my circular saw a lot. These tips will help make sure when I do use my circular saw, I will be safer. Thank you again.
Excellent video. Your attention to detail is helpful to those that are not skilled carpenters.
Great video. Short and concise. Good tips too.
....thank YOU very much !!! for the helpfull and sooooo friendly explaind video !!! kinde regards from Switzerland !!!
I really appreciate these videos.
I have used the speed square too for crosscuts and it really works great. You gave a lot of tips though that I had not thought of before so this was very helpful and I am looking forward to your next tutorial. Thanks for sharing this.
As always a good video. A good refresher, keeps me from getting complacent.
Thanks very informative. I love the format.
Brilliant idea to go back to the basics. For experienced carpenters it may be common knowledge but then, they probably don't watch tips videos. Thanks. Great channel 👍
Always great videos. I'm a retired CNC Machinist. Worked a lot of the old manual lathes also. I wish I would have gotten into woodworking. No room in the garage now that I've downsized to a condo and health reasons keep me from it also. All of your tips look great, wish I could try them all out. Thanks for the videos. All great.
Thank you, Scotty! 🙂
Information dense. To the point. Practical. Thanks.
I am a complete newby to the trade. This is very helpful. Thank you for posting these tips,
Great video as always. I’ve also clamped down T squares for plywood, acrylic & pegboard cuts. That said if you take your time, free cuts can easily be done error free. Most screw up because they go too fast and refuse to reset. Cheers
This is good advice. I figured this out on my own one day on the job site. It improved my accuracy alot!!!
I'm finding all your videos so helpful. My father in law had leant me tools for a home office garden build, but he's not the tutorial type. Thanks
Thanks Ethan. I really enjoy your videos.
Good channel. I like that you get straight to the point without time wasting lame jokes or segments. Very clear too. Thanks
Thanks a lot I am learning a lot from your videos. Keep them coming please.
Thank you. I’ve been looking for a long time for guidance like this. Finally someone thought about what the novice needs to know.
Well done; important info and tips. Keep this type of video coming.